Dozens of community members came out on Saturday, May 13, 2017, for the Mother's Day March for Peace in Bellingham, organized by Veterans for Peace Chapter 111, the Green Party of Whatcom County, the Bellingham/Whatcom Peace and Justice and Earthcare Vigil, and the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center.

Speakers representing each community group took concise turns at the bullhorn, reflecting on what war means through the eyes of mothers:

Speakers at rally

March for peace

After the short rally, the crowd marched about a mile through downtown, up to the Karate Church, for a concert featuring the Irthlingz:

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